Apparatus for preparing green corn for canning



Sept. 16, 1952 o. G. MORRAL APPARATUS FOR PREPARING GREEN CORN FOR CANNING Filed June 21, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 INVENTOR. 05C? G. MOEEIQL Sept. 16, 1952 o. e. MORRAL 2,610,635

APPARATUS FOR PREPARING GREEN CORN F OR CANNING Filed June 21, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 A TTOEA/EY cream style corn. v 'In the preparation of cream style corn it has the cut grains.

Patented Sept. 16, 1952 of Ohio I bscar Morral, Morral, Ohio; assignor to Mor-. L ral Brothers, Inc., Morral, Ohio,. at corporation Thisinvention'relates toan apparatus for preparing greencorn for canning and moreparticularly to the preparation of whatis known as been customary to cut the grains of corn from the cob in "two or more'pieces and to scrape, or otherwise remove, from the cob the residue of the cut grains, which residue is then mixed with It has been found that very satisfactory cream style corn can be prepared by cutting the'whole grains from the cob, grinding, or otherwise comminuting a portion of the whole grain corn and thenmixing with the comminuted corn a portion ofthe whole grain corn, usually one-quarter to one-half whole grain corn and the remainder comminuted com. This has heretofore required several operations on separate machines and the main object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus which in one operation will sever the grains from the cob, comminute a portion of the severed grains and mix with the comminuted com a predetermined quantity of the whole grain corn.

, A further object of the invention is to provide such an apparatus which will remove the grains of corn from the cob, separate the same into two parts,-co nminute one part of said grains, deliver the comminuted corn to a receptacle, and simultaneouslydeliver the other part of said grains to said receptacle. I i

A further. object of the invention is to provide such an apparatus which is adjustable to regulate the proportions of the whole grain corn and comminuted corn which are delivered to said receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide such an apparatus which can be adjusted to deliver all or any desired part of the severed grains to the comminuting device.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the apparatus is described in detail.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of an apparatus embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation a plurality of cutters to sever'the grains from' of such an apparatus; and Fig. 3 is a detail view grains have been severed by the cutters.

1 Claim. (Cl.-130%9) .7

structure or} frame 5. V g this frame is mounted a cutting device comprising diiferent portions of the earfand a scraper, or

' scrapers," to remove from the cob the residue of thei'grains' which remains on the cob after the The cutting device here shown' is of a wellknown type and-need not be illustrated ordescribed in detail;

It comprisesa conveyor B to receive the ears of corn and move the same inthe direction of their length to a'pair of spur wheels, one 'of which is shown at 7, and which deliver the ears to-a first cutter 8. This cutter includes a fixed guide 9 and a pair of blades l0 arranged to receive an ear between them and to sever the grains of corn fromportions of the ear, in the present instance fromthe upper and lower portions thereof. From the'cutter 8 the ear passes to a second cutter II also comprising two blades which in the present instance are arranged to sever the grains of corn from the lateral portions or sides of the ear. It

cutters are used, is a scraper, or a plurality of scrapers, I3 which 1 engage the cob to remove therefrom the residue of the grains, which remains onthe cob after the grains have been severed. The ear may be fed from one cutter to another and to the scrapers in any suitable manner. Preferably a pair of spur wheels I4 is arranged between each pair of adjacent cutters, between the last cutter and the first scraper and between successive scrapers, the arrangement of the spur wheels being such that the ear moves continuously through the cutting device.

Mounted on the frame 5, and in the present instance directly below the cutting device, is a comminuting device I5, here shown as a grinder of a known construction, which is driven by a motor It, also mounted on the frame, and connected by a belt I! with a pulley l8 which drives the conveyor and ear feeding mechanism. Interposed between the cutting device and the comminuting device is a conduit, which is here shown as a hopper l9, and which extends lengthwise oi the cutting device and is adapted to receive grains of corn severed by the second and third cutters,

if a third cutter is employed, and the residue removed by the scrapers and to deliver this corn.

. to the comminuting device, which comminutes the same and delivers the comminuted corn to a On the upper portion of; V

2,610,636 I' .3 7 3 4 suitable receptacle. In the arrangement shown While I have shown and described one embodithis receptacle comprising an elongate trough 20 ment of the invention I wish it to be understood extending transversely to the frame 5 below the that I do not desire to be limited to the details comminuting device and having therein a spiral thereof as various modifications may occur to a conveyor 2| to move the corn to a point of dis- 5 person skilled in the art.

charge. This conveyor may be of a length to Having now fully described my invention what accommodate the same'to a singlezicorni'cuttingr Izclaimtiasrnew and desire to rsecuresbwLetters device onit m'ay be osuch a lengthiasrt'orre'ceivei. Patent .155". p Y

corn from several such devices. In an apparatus of the character described, a

A second conduit, here shown as a chute 22,;1tb4derice for severing green corn from the cob comextends from a point below, the first cutter .8 J50; .prisingmeans. for moving an ear of corn through the receptacle 2! Means aremrovide'dWhrBbY?" saii':l;:device,"afirst cutter to sever grains of corn all or any desired part of the grains of corn"- from a portion of said ear, a second cutter to severed by the first cutter 8 maybe diverted iIItOID sever g rainsibfiboril ffom another portion of said the chute 22 and thus deliveredrtoitheoreceptaclsrsa-..ear;andrimeanski totiremove the residue of said simultaneously with the delivery of comminuted grains from said cob, a comminuting device, a c rn to the r c ptacle. This divertin devicemay: hopper-arrangedto receive grains of corn severed be of y suitabl c r: e r'a'bIy' t by'said cutters, and said residue, and deliver the front infilined W Of the pp l9 h s t DDE Y samei'tofsaid comminuting device, a receptacle end portion 3 ormed p e from t w r to receive comminuted corn from said comminut- .stationary,-portionrthereof and. soaarrangecl that. ing .;deyice-,;a' conduit leading to: saidreceptajgle and wh n an xt d po t n substantially in line lla-vi hgfits upperend below. said i first C'Ll'tt81,., sa-idwithithesstationary o t omas sb w n do d hopper having an inclined-.;w-all ithe'uppersendfois lines in Fig. 1, it-extenels-beneathythe-first-cutter. which is hinged to the lower portionthereof-and 8 andall-the grains ofcorn-severedrby.thatcutter; 5 i ngyableto "aipqsi'tion to closeit l pp r end arezdirectedinto-the hopper- -r W -m v d ogof-.-,-saidi conduit. and direct the: graim-sofi-corn upr ht p a$-S1F10WIh in full; U S- severed by; said first outter 'tozsaidz hopnen; or' to Fi -"1; the:-upp r B QG-F I lsan upright position to; divert: at: leastr apartot planeibetween'the first andsewndecuttersvsothat the: grains of corn severed-by;said-first'cutterrintothergliainsiof v red:b 't e firstrcutter 8, said-;conduit; and means; operableflrom. the; exe:

e. d e t u h. thefchutenitoithereceptaclel ter'io'p Of'SLid hopper to. move said: endzportionof I y Q gthe:m 17 23. about its-piv said; TWHJI": t0-a selectedzposition with: relation: to I.

axis-itacanbaadjustedtodividethegrains severed i e; tt 1;r I, by thevfirst cutter-awandr oause--partcof them-to v QSQAR-GLNIQRRALJ enterzatheichute'22 andtheremainderettmenter I r a a 1 the hop perla. .Inthe-present instanceathemem-s V R-EFERENCES:-'CIT ED+ ber-z3ris securedto. a shaft 24 -rotatably' mounted inthe sideawallsof1theihc1oper-Jand:having-in fili-ofithisi H v 7 its outer end means;.-wheiieby-;it maybemoved I 1 aboutits axis;-zsuchtasYa -handWheeLQE.r It, will 40; M SI TE The following references are 'ofi record in: the

be apparent-. wherr the:=al l9arratus=-isinmperationi ber-- V v Name Date-v and ears of corn'arebeing-jed-t-in close succession 533,723; lxlorral.;et; :-a;le. Feb;: 5,1895 to.thecuttingedeyifiethegrains severed bythe 561,523 Roberts; .June-.2,, 1896: second.: -and third- -cutter.s--,-and thearesiduerare 679,156 Morraleettal .J.uly 23;;1901 delivered-thy therhoppento:thezcomminuting der- 45, 840,296. Caldwell; I J an-.i:1-,. 1907 vice; Al'l;the;grains-seyered by. the-gfirstmutter. 8' 975,631? Mormh ta,1 ;i NQV;.15;1910 may be-delivered-to thechuteorrallof themamay. 1315 563 lVl-cInt-yre r .Febw13-,;1,917 be. delivered into thEr-hOPDQI .or. a.-.part; oi them 1,338,211 sta ,A gy;23,;1921- ube deliv re intoathehopner andavpart- 1 ,467-,131= Winkel-etsal:. .Sept:451923. deliveredinto-the; chutev Thusvthe. comminuted? 50, 2 0 42 94 g u m m; :2;,;1 93 corn: and theiwhole' :grain: corn are delivered- 2,047,599 Snyder .'.Ju1ya--14;:193.6 simultaneously to::the: receptacle, pro-conveyor, 2,-2-lsl;285 Schmidt. u; sept.; ;10=- 1940 where theyharve mixed .one'xwitha-thea other; in 2', i2,2,3.9 9-. Ericksone f June;-1}7}, .1947.

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